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The Turnbull Government will provide $14.8 million to fund Local Area Coordination (LAC) services and Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) services for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in the Darwin, Litchfield and Palmerston government areas.

The NDIS is expected to support more than 6,500 people in the Northern Territory and about 460,000 people nationally when it is fully implemented in 2020. The Scheme is also expected to boost the Northern Territory economy by $160 million, and create up to 1,325 new jobs in disability services in the Territory.

The Turnbull Government will provide $14.8 million to fund Local Area Coordination (LAC) services and Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) services for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in the Darwin, Litchfield and Palmerston government areas.

The NDIS is expected to support more than 6,500 people in the Northern Territory and about 460,000 people nationally when it is fully implemented in 2020. The Scheme is also expected to boost the Northern Territory economy by $160 million, and create up to 1,325 new jobs in disability services in the Territory.

APM will receive approximately $9.9 million (excluding GST) to deliver LAC services to people with disability aged 7 and older.

The Australian Early Childhood Association Northern Territory (ECA-NT) will receive approximately $3.5 million (excluding GST) to deliver ECEI services to children aged 0-6.

The NDIS is currently available in the East Arnhem, Barkly, Darwin Remote and Katherine regions. The NDIS and Partners will commence the roll out of the NDIS in the Darwin Urban and Central Australia Regions (covering the Alice Springs, Central Desert and MacDonnell government areas) from 1 July 2018.